Financially Independent Teachers

Send us Fan Mail Scott Fritz is a Pennsylvania elementary teacher who has had quite the financial education over the last 30 years.  From being 50k in debt to being debt free and co-authoring a book on personal finance for educators, Scott has learned a lot.  Check out Scott's book below!  https://www.amazon.com/Financial-Employees-Pennsylvania-Optimizing-Decisions/dp/B09H9472XJ/ref=sr_1_1?cr...

Send us Fan Mail Josiah is a history teacher and coach in Van Wert Ohio, married to an in-home daycare owner.  How does  a teacher with two young kids confront an accumulated debt of over $130,000? Josiah's story was recently featured on the new documentary titled "Borrowed Future".  Take a listen as we get to hear how Josiah details his plan to get debt free! 

Send us Fan Mail 10 years of marriage, 6 moves, 2 kids, cancer, no initial ER fund, investing, real estate, Airbnb, Giving...Dave (Host) and his wife (realtor) discuss their financial journey in this two part episode to kick off season #2!

Send us Fan Mail 10 years of marriage, 6 homes later, 2 kids, cancer, no ER fund, investing, real estate, Airbnb, Giving...Dave (Host) and his wife (realtor) discuss their financial journey in this two part episode to kick off season #2!

Send us Fan Mail Dave and Brandon discuss what we learned in our first season of existing in the podcast world. Thanks for all of your support and enjoy the hard earned break!

Send us Fan Mail Free flights, free lodging and discounted rental cars sound good to you? You don't want to miss our repeat guests discuss credit cards and travel rewards in our second to last episode of season #1! 

Send us Fan Mail Where do teachers fit in on the socioeconomic scale? Are teachers middle class based on the data but not functionally middle class? Dave and Brandon discuss this hot button issue in Episode #43!

Send us Fan Mail Rob is a Maryland HS teacher who just authored his second book.  His newest title is called "M Is For Money", a children's book that teaches kids the ABCs of money in an age appropriate manner.  If you have kids, nieces/nephews, grandchildren or work with kids as a teacher, this book is a must have for your library! We often hear on the show "I wish I would hav...

Send us Fan Mail How did Rashad and his teacher wife go from bankruptcy to a net worth over 500k? Rashad shares the trials and tribulations of how him and his wife are on pace to be educator millionaires in the next 5 years after hitting financial rock bottom just a decade a go.   Check out Rashad's Youtube Channel  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAV2cWBpO2xc-l4BcKrj55A

Send us Fan Mail Brandon is back on the show and we discuss 10 financial things that you need to accomplish before the start of the new year! 

Send us Fan Mail Mike Turchan moved from NE Ohio to suburban ATL upon college graduation.  Originally thinking he would only be gone for a few years, he is now in the midst of his 16th year teaching at North Cobb HS.   Mike discusses advancing his education to maximize his GA teacher pay, side hustles, credit cards, maxing out retirement accounts, travel and how a minimalistic lifestyle has him on...

Send us Fan Mail Aaron and his wife (both teachers)  live in suburban Cleveland, Ohio.  Aaron and his wife come from a long line of dual educator families who have navigated their finances on teacher salaries.  In this episode, we discuss Aaron's journey to become a PE teacher, get married, have a child, decisions on whether to buy or sell their home, types of investments and potential cost o...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest is a former roommate of Dave's in North Carolina.  AJ and his teacher wife Amy moved from Ohio/PA to NC upon college graduation.  However, once they had children, they decided to move back home to PA to be near family.  At his new teaching job, AJ quickly made friends with a few fellow teachers and they decided they wanted to get in the real estate game...

Send us Fan Mail Jake is a 33 year old personal finance teacher in Southern CA.  After using a variety of resources to teach his students personal finance, Jake decided to write his own book that serves as a road map for success in the financial world.  Jake serves up lots of great advice in this episode.  His book would make for a great Christmas gift or graduation present.  Here is a link to his...

Send us Fan Mail Nancy is a retired HS Spanish teacher/administrator who suffered the tragic and unexpected loss of her husband while raising their two teenagers.   Nancy discusses some of the successes and mistakes her family made when it came to proper planning and thinking about the unthinkable.  Living trust, will, life insurance and more. 

Send us Fan Mail Eric is a former middle school PE teacher who is now a teacher educator at Illinois College. His wife is also a high school teacher, so the family is fully immersed in the education profession.  Eric is passionate about finances and recently published a book about the pension system in IL which is located in the link below. Link to the book on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/TL-Fi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dave and Brandon take a look at the 7 different money personalities and discuss how your money personality can shape your future. 

Send us Fan Mail Dave welcomes Dr. Eric Creeger to the show in Episode 32.  Eric and his wife are both Texas educators who have developed numerous side hustles over the years which has enabled Eric to retire before 50 years old.  Both educators are in their second marriage and started over with nothing around 30 years old.  Over the course of their 18 years of marriage, they went from a net worth...

Send us Fan Mail “Get good grades, get a college degree, take student loans, get a good job, and sit in a cubicle for 40 years.” Like everyone else he knew, Bryce Stewart believed this was the only realistic Economic Life Plan.  But through real estate investing, he was able to retire from his middle school teaching job at age 35. He now spends his days with his wife and four daughters, free from...

Send us Fan Mail The housing market is scorching hot right now and In this episode, Dave and Brandon interview Stephanie Osborne Fleischer (Dave's wife)  a multi-million dollar producing real estate agent in Eastern NC.  What should you look for when buying/selling? How do you find the right agent? All of the questions are answered and more! 

Send us Fan Mail Ben is a millionaire educator from Ft. Collins Colorado.  He has a wealth of knowledge on teachers, financial independence and believes financial literacy is a critical social justice issue in America.  Ben's financial life changed by listening to a story on NPR and finding a community of like-minded individuals on bogleheads.org. 

Send us Fan Mail Chris is a middle school science teacher who lives in Queens NY and uses his athletic training background to side hustle his way to an extra 20k per year in income.  Chris drives a paid for 10 year old car and lives in modest housing to save money and invest. 

Send us Fan Mail Brian joins the show to discuss getting out of debt and shares how his family is making it happen as a two teacher family with two young children.  Brian teaches in one of the fastest growing districts in Missouri and uses his background in athletics to win with money.  From humble beginnings and paying off 80k in debt to a potential retirement income of 10K+ per month! 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dave and Brandon discuss the top 10 mistakes teachers make with their finances.  We share mistakes we have seen over the course of our few decades as educators.  Naturally, many of these problems aren't for teachers only but pop up for many middle income earners. 

Send us Fan Mail Dave and Brandon had the opportunity to welcome our first administrator to the show.  Kevin has risen through the educator ranks fast as he is a former math teacher who starts his first year as a head principal this fall (under 30 years old).  He is married to a teacher and they discuss their plan to financial independence.  Discussions on investing in real estate and the stock ma...